#phil seuling

"Key to Numbered Attendees: 1. John Verpoorten 2. Stu Schwartzberg 3. Bill Peckmann 4. Jerry Bails 5. Jean Bails 6. Jean Thomas 7. Roy Thomas 8. John Buscema 9. Tom Fagan 10. John Fantucchio 11. Mary Fantucchio 12. Kathy Roberts 13. Charlie Roberts 14. Ellie Greim 15. Martin L. Greim 16. Richard "Grass" Green 17. Arvell Jones 18. Ed Aprill 19. Gil Kane 20. Hal Foster 21. Phil Seuling 22. Carole Seuling 23. John Benson 24. Bill Pearson 25. Howard G. Groth 26. Al Milgrom 27. Joe Sinnott 28. Michelle "Mike" Nolan (directly to the left of the "28") 29. Rich Buckler (directly to the left of the "29") 30. Ron Buckler 31. Woody Gelman (the face directly above the "1" in "31") 32. Greg Theakston 33. Chester Grabowski 34. Joseph Goggin 35. Terry Murray 36. Edwin Murray 37. Bob Lewis 38. Bill Thailing 39. Bill Devine 40. Stan Landman 41. Mark Hanerfeld (Directly behind Stan - just the outline of his head is visible) 42. Eliot Wagner (face partially obscured by Len Wein) 43. Len Wein 44. Ellen Vartanoff 45. Irene Vartanoff 46. Marv Wolfman 47. Pami Texler 48. Dick Giordano 49. Alan Weiss 50. Mary Skrenes 51. Mrs. Don McGregor 52. Don McGregor 53. Sal Trapini 54. Gray Morrow 55. Jerry Weist 56. Angelo Torres 57. Archie Goodwin 58. Al Williamson 59. Tom Long 60. Jeff Jones 61. Gary Brown 62. Greg Potter 63. Jeff Potter 64. Mark Dickson 65. Gary Dolgoff 66. Bill G. Wilson 67. Gary Groth 68. Paul Webb (partially hidden by Gary Via) 69. Gary Via 70. Al Hewetson 71. Pauline Goldberg 72. Stan Goldberg 73. Lamar Blaylock (partially obscured) 74. James Moorhead 75. Craig Dawson 76. Neal Tillotson 77. Tom Watkins"

"Essays Into The Supernatural: Dragons", Chilling Adventures in Sorcery #5, February 1974, written by Phil Seuling, art by Gray Morrow

The Mummy - art by Bernie Wrightson (1974)

05. Fritz the Cat (1972) - Dir. Ralph Bakshi

Original sketch and final art by Gray Morrow for a poster for Phil Seuling's 1970 Comic Art Convention.

The seeds of the 1990's Speculation Crash began when Phil Seuling founded Sea Gate Distributors in 1972, allowing stores to buy comics directing from the publishers, thus birthing the 'direct market'. This would lead to an explosion of new stores and publishers, but the industry's reliance on the direct market would have unforeseen consequences.